Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Gulika Kalam 07:31 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:40 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 02:41Moonrise 16:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 August 2010

Friday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:49, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:31 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:40 to 17:18
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:41 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:49 · Dwadashi until 15:39 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:07, then Purva Ashadha until 12:29 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:54 Sat, then Ayushman until 05:31 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:49 · Bava until 02:41 Sat · Balava until 15:39 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.